| 1900 |
OLD
CLUB HOUSE AT ESPLANADE
The Penang Sports Club started as the Penang Cricket
Club at the Esplanade in the early 1900¡¯s
|
| 1910 |
The
Penang Cricket Club was originally a single storey
clubhouse. It was extended in later years into this
two storey building situated next to the Municipal building.
This club was a popular meeting place for the European
community, especially cricket enthusiasts. |
| 1939 |
The
Penang Cricket Club moved to the present clubhouse
in 1939 as the Penang Golf Club and then changed its
name to Penang International Club. The clubhouse was
at that time a military hospital and was later converted
into an officer¡¯s mess when the Penang General Hospital
was opened.
|
| 1947 |
The Penang Sports Club
was established |
| 1950 |
The Penang Sports
Club was officially registered with the Registrar
of Societies on 21st February 1950 |
| Today |
The present-day Penang
Sports Club comprises the Club¡¯s old building which
has been renovated, and the two new wings to cater for
the increasing number of its members through the years. |
